AP Health

Thousands of Americans will head to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day weekend, and many of them will arrive at beaches where swimming is not advised because of unsafe levels of fecal contamination

President Donald Trump has picked a former investor and critic of health regulations to oversee the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

President Donald Trump's administration has told 40 states to remove references to what it calls “gender ideology” from federally funded sex education materials

More companies are recalling tens of thousands of packages of imported shrimp that may contain radioactive contamination

A doctor who sexually abused sedated patients at a New York City hospital and raped women who were unconscious at his home has been sentenced to 24 years in prison

The CDC is in turmoil, with outside groups stepping in to handle work once done by the agency

Florida boasts at least 1,000 freshwater springs, more than any other U.S. state

New York City health officials have discovered a seventh death linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem, where more than 100 people have been diagnosed with the ailment

A New York City hospital and another city-run building were sources for a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Harlem that killed seven people and sickened dozens of others

Fire departments are increasingly switching to gear that doesn’t contain potentially cancer-causing chemicals